Commentary
New York Giants best Week 5 D/ST
Updated: October 9, 2009, 12:10 PM ET
By Fantasy staff | ESPN.com
Week 5 defense/special teams rankings
By position: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DST| Rank | Name | Opp. | ![]() Berry | ![]() Harris | ![]() Karabell | ![]() Kuselias | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Giants | Oak | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 2 | Minnesota Vikings | @StL | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.8 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | @Det | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3.5 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Eagles | TB | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4.3 |
| 5 | Baltimore Ravens | Cin | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5.0 |
| 6 | New York Jets | @Mia | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5.5 |
| 7 | Dallas Cowboys | @KC | 10 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7.5 |
| 8 | San Francisco 49ers | Atl | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9.0 |
| 9 | Indianapolis Colts | @Ten | 14 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9.5 |
| 10 | Miami Dolphins | NYJ | 17 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 10.5 |
| 11 | Denver Broncos | NE | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12.0 |
| 12 | Washington Redskins | @Car | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 13 | New England Patriots | @Den | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13.0 |
| 14 | Atlanta Falcons | @SF | 8 | 12 | 20 | 16 | 14.0 |
| 15 | Buffalo Bills | Cle | 18 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 14.3 |
| 16 | Carolina Panthers | Was | 16 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 16.5 |
| 17 | Cincinnati Bengals | @Bal | 13 | 14 | 23 | 17 | 16.8 |
| 18 | Arizona Cardinals | Hou | 15 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 16.8 |
| 19 | Jacksonville Jaguars | @Sea | 24 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19.5 |
| 20 | Seattle Seahawks | Jac | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20.5 |
| 21 | Houston Texans | @Ari | 22 | 25 | 18 | 20 | 21.3 |
| 22 | Cleveland Browns | @Buf | 26 | 18 | 16 | 27 | 21.8 |
| 23 | Oakland Raiders | @NYG | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22.5 |
| 24 | Tennessee Titans | Ind | 20 | 22 | 21 | 28 | 22.8 |
| 25 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | @Phi | 23 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 25.0 |
| 26 | Detroit Lions | Pit | 25 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 25.3 |
| 27 | St. Louis Rams | Min | 27 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 26.3 |
| 28 | Kansas City Chiefs | Dal | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26.5 |
Week 5 teams on bye: Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, New Orleans Saints and San Diego Chargers.
These rankings are intended to rate players for Week 5 of the NFL season only. They are a composite of Matthew Berry's, Christopher Harris', Eric Karabell's and Erik Kuselias' personal rankings for the week. ESPN's official fantasy projections and profiles for Week 5 can be viewed by clicking here.
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